Folding canvas cot and canopy



UNITED STATES SAMUEL r. SEELY,

PATENT OFF CE.

or TOLEDO, OHIO.

FOLDING CANVAS COT AND CANOPY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 363,855, dated May 31,1887.

Application filed November 28, 1885. Serial No. 184,204. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL F. SEELY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements'in Folding Canvas Cots andCanopies, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of cots that areconstructed of a folding frame-work with folding legs;and the objects ofmy improvements are to produce a strong, simply-constructed, andperfectly-folding cot-frame, which may be made either as a double ortriple folding cot, the legs folding between the rails, which are foldednear to each other, and the rails also folding lengthwise and providedwith hinges and a third pair of legs; also, to provide a perfectly-work-.plete in position for use.

ing and quickly and easily adjusted self-sustaining head-rest. I attainthese objects by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of my cot com- Fig. 2is a view of my cot from the'under side when in extended position foruse. Fig. 3 is an end view of the head of the cot and canopy. Fig. 4 isan end. view of the foot of the cot and canopy; and Fig. 5 is anenlarged detail view of the center hinge, showing its attachment to thesiderail and the center leg.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several views. Y j

A A are two side rails, to the sides of which are pivoted, near theirends, two sets of crosspivoted legs, B B B B. 4

F F are two folding jointed braces, one. end.

of which is pivoted to the side rail, A, and the other end to thecrossleg B.

The rails,A A, which I design to use may be either solid or jointedwithout injury to the practical construction of the cots, designing onlyto make a cheaper grade of cots, and

' oted aleg, B pointed at the top, so as to match the b'evels on theends of the two sections of theside rail, A, thus forming asupportingjoint, and the two legs B" and B, one on each side, beingcross-pivoted to each other, form a third pair of cross-pivoted legs tosupport the center of the cot when jointed, the same, as also the jointis in the ridge-pole I I-, being dispensed with when the rail is usedsolid.

I provide the head ends of the rails A A with triangular blocks E E, toform bearings and pivoting-places for the bent arms'D D of theself-supporting head-rest.

(l C is a covering of canvas, which may besecured to the upper outsideedges of the rails A A by means of tacks or staplesc c, the sameextending also up over the curved arms D D,

and is secured in the same-manner to their upper outer edge, thusforming a head-rest or pillow, O The canvas 0 receives its tension bythespread of-the frame;.and the tension of the canvas 0, together with theweight applied on the canvas by the us'e'of-it and the relativepositions of the pivots of the legs B B and the curved arms D D, makesit a perfect self-. sustaining head-rest, adjustable to any desirableheight. V

I I is a ridge-pole of a canopy-frame,hinged I at k, triangular incross-section,with the top corner usually a right angle, to which arepivoted four posts, J J J J, which arearranged to be held in position tosustain a canopy above the cot by means of holes 11 t z i in the ends ofthe rails A A, or staples serving the same purpose driven into the railsA A.

Thus I have described the parts of my cot and their working relation toeach other and shown it in extended position for use. It may now beplainly seen that by removing the canopy-frame and folding it up, as theconstruction of it will admit of, all the pieces composing it will liealong parallel with each other, forming acompactbunch. Then the cotmaybe folded, the head-rest being pressed down to the top of the railsAA.. The rails AA may then be folded up to within a few inches of eachother, then the braces F F folded, while at the same time the two setsof legs B B B B at the ends fold down in between the rails A A. Then therails A A may be folded lengthwise, leaving the middle set of legs, B Bin between.

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Then by pressing in closely the folded canopy' frame and folding thecanvas closely around the whole I have a complete and compact portablecot ready for transportation.

Having thus described and illustrated my invention in such a manner thatanyone skilled in the arts may construct and use the same, I am awarethat there are double and triple folding cots now in use with adjustableheadrests attached in various ways; but I am not aware that there areany other double or triple folding cots having the legs pivoted to theside rails as this is. I therefore do not claim, broadly, such aconstruction of cots.

Heretofore cots have been made having pivoted legs folding upon theframe, but not crossed, and provided with braceswhich hook uponandsupport the legs extended. In this cot the legs do not fold crosswiseto the cot.

Moreover,in said cot the arms to the headpiece are connected at theirupper end by a cross-bar, and unless the legs can fold crosswise and thehead and arms be free from any rigid connection between their upperendsthe weight on thecanvas cannot act to increase the tension of thecanvas between the arms of the head-piece, so as to support and stiffenthe latter, as is done in my invention. The

braces F shown by me are claimed only in combination with the legs B,pivoted to each other and to the side rails, and when so constructedthey perform a function wholly different from anything that canbeaccomplished in the prior construction named.

What I do claim as new,and desire to se-' cure by Letters Patent, is. r

1. In a folding canvas cot, the combination, with side rails, A A, ofthe cross legs B B. at head and foot, said legs pivoted to each otherand at their upper ends to the side rails, 'and the braces F, jointedbetween their ends and pivoted to the side rails and to the legs neartheir pivotal junction, substantially as described.

2. In a folding canvas cot, the combination, with side rails, A, of thetriangular blocks E, secured to the under side of said rails, the curvedarms D, pivoted to said blocks, the canvas 0, extending from the foot tothe curved "arms and attached to the latter from their pivotal points totheir ends, and the legs B, connected to said rails and pivoted to-foldcrosswise of the cot, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In a folding canvas cot, the combination, with side rails, A, of thelegs B, secured thereto and pivoted to fold crosswise of the cot, armsD, having a pivotal connection at one end with the rails and free fromany rigid connection between the two arms at theirupper ends, and thecanvas 0, extending .from the foot to the arms and attached to thelatterfi'om their pivotal points to their uppereuds, substantially asdescribed.

4.. In a folding canvas. cot, the combination, with the side' rails, AA, jointed in theniiddle, of the double-plated hingesH H and the legs B,pivoted at their pointed upper ends to the said hinges, substantiallyas. described.

5. In a folding canvas cot, the combination, with the rails A A, havinga joint, ofvthe hinges H and the legs B B, having pointed upper ends andpivoted to said hinges between the ends of the latter, substantially asdescribed.

6. In a folding canvasoot, a canopy-frame consisting of a ridge-polehaving two pivoted supportingposts at each end, in combination with theside rails of the cot-having sockets to receive the lower ends of theposts, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand in the presencesof twosubscribing witnesses. 1 SAMUEL F. SEELY.

' Witnesses P. HENAHAN, G. S. CURTIS.

